Poll: 'Draw the curtains' means?

[McBain]

Close.

 

[dowie]

Google suggests drawing curtains just means moving them in either direction. Learn something new every day.

that's what threw me, was sure it meant close but officially it is supposed to be either - was interested if others generally use it to mean close

 

[Twirlywoos]

Close

 

[jsmoke]

Never heard it meaning to open them, mind you don't really hear that term anyway.

 

[OracIe]

Both!

 

[DJMK4]

Close

 

[thep02]

Imho both, but I stand to be corrected.

 

[thep02]

How about stick to open and close?

That's the only option I've ever used.

 

[koolpc]

For me, its taking a pencil to bed and actually drawing the curtains on a notepad!

 

[Dis86]

Draw them closed to close them. Draw them back to open them.

 

[Tito]

Draw them closed to close them. Draw them back to open them.

Was just about to type this.

 

[Gogl]

Was just about to type this.

Was just about to second it, anyone who says otherwise ought to be burned at the stake for heresy.

Wait, no I wasn't, draw them to close them and draw back to open. I'll fetch the firewood.

 

[antijoke]

Close, obviously.

 

[mccarf]

For my it's always been closing them.

 

[theMilitant]

I've voted close the curtains but I can see why it would be both.

 

[currob]

Get some blinds

 

[V F]

1. open the curtains

2. close the curtains

3. Both - either open or close the curtains depending on their current state


What say you GD?




(I've generally used it as meaning 2 though a friend uses it to mean 1 and she's adamant that 2 is wrong)

Was this what you were thinking laying in bed this morning?

 

[Hades]

It's both since it means to pull the drawstring of the curtains.

 

[arc@css]

Both, though usually I assume that it means to close them.

 

[aardvark]

i always thought close.